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groundloop

(13,574 posts) Thu Dec 18, 2025, 12:40 PM Dec 18

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Deaths reported after business jet crashed at an airport in North Carolina [View all]

Source: AP News

A sheriff said there were deaths Thursday in the crash of a business jet that was trying to land at a regional airport in Statesville, North Carolina.

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The Federal Aviation Administration said a Cessna C550 crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport around 10:20 a.m. Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating.

Video from WSOC-TV showed first responders rushing onto the runway as flames burned near scattered wreckage from the plane.

The airport’s website states that Statesville Regional Airport offers corporate aviation facilities for Fortune 500 companies and several NASCAR teams.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/plane-crash-north-carolina-c39536433cb423432dd140e6b067d73a

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This message was self-deleted by its author peppertree Dec 18 #1

WTF are you conspiracy theorizing about? This is 15 miles from my house. ms liberty Dec 18 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Dec 18 #5

I hear you peppertree Dec 18 #9

It was Greg Biffle, his wife, 5 year old and 14 year old, and two others ms liberty Dec 18 #11

Godspeed to them peppertree Dec 18 #12

Statesville Plane Crash: Who Is NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle, Linked to the Crashed Cessna C550? marble falls Dec 18 #2

Multiple sources are now reporting Biffle was on board. Not yet confirmed by officials Brother Buzz Dec 18 #7

Ooof Hassin Bin Sober Dec 18 #10

This is about 15 miles east of me. That airport handles a number of corporate and race team jets ms liberty Dec 18 #3

I have stayed there passing through number of times. Nice area. Lake Norman and small places to rent rather than a motel twodogsbarking Dec 18 #6

More news has been learned about this crash jmowreader Dec 18 #8

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